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System Engineer 1

Akina, Inc
Fort Meade, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 4/27/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/27/2026
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System Engineer 1

Fort Meade, Maryland

  • Computer/Software

System Engineer 1

Clearance: TS/SCI - Polygraph required

Position ID: 23-BY-TOA-01-SE1

Telework: No

Location: Fort Meade, Maryland

Description

Analyze user's requirements, concept of operations documents, and high level system architecture to develop system requirements specifications.

Analyzes system requirements and leads design and development activities.

Guides users in formulating requirements, advises alternative approaches and conducts feasibility studies.

Provides technical leadership for the integration of requirements, design, and technology.

Incorporates new plans, designs, and systems into ongoing operations.

Develops technical documentation.

Develops system Architecture and system design documentation.

Guides system development and implementation planning through assessment or preparation of system engineering management plans and system integration and test plans.

Interacts with the Government regarding Systems Engineering technical considerations and for associated problems, issues, or conflicts.

Ultimate responsibility for the technical integrity of work performed.

Communicates with other program personnel, government overseers, and senior executives.

Position Required Skills

  • Support a broad range of systems integration and design tasks
  • Work collaboratively with counterpart personnel on XKS team and on partner teams
  • Interface systems with other SIGINT systems
  • Debug and validate systems and dataflows

SE1 Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in System Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering Science, Engineering Management, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.

Seven (7) years experience as a SE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.

Five (5) years of additional SE experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.

Salary Range: **$179k-$218k (Annually)

  • The range displayed above is a likely salary range for this position. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possible contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

Akina is a Woman Owned, Service Disabled, Veteran Owned, Small Business, looking for talented and ambitious individuals to join our team. We offer a generous compensation package that includes 24 days PTO accrued annually and 11 federal holidays. Our 401k is 100% vested on your start date and the company makes a direct contribution worth 10% of your salary. Akina covers 100% of healthcare costs for employees and 50% toward dependents. We offer educational assistance towards college classes and will cover costs associated with job related training and certifications.

Akina is committed to excellence and creating innovative and flexible solutions for our clients. We are a small company with an open ear to our employees' needs in order to attract and retain quality talent that enables our customer's mission.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

www.akina-inc.com/careers

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